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Synonyms for raftered


Grammar : Adj
Spell : raf-ter, rahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræf tər, ˈrɑf-



Définition of raftered

Origin :
  • "sloping timber of a roof," Old English ræftras (West Saxon), reftras (Mercian), both plural, related to Old Norse raptr "log," from Proto-Germanic *raf-tra-, from PIE *rap-tro-, from root *rep- "stake, beam."
  • As in framed : adj made of wood
Example sentences :
  • The going was, for the first hour, over rough, raftered ice.
  • Extract from : « A Negro Explorer at the North Pole » by Matthew A. Henson
  • Mr. Fox followed her into a little cleanly, raftered chamber.
  • Extract from : « His Grace of Osmonde » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • They saw a low room with a raftered roof, rough whitewashed walls, and an earthen floor.
  • Extract from : « A Terrible Tomboy » by Angela Brazil
  • Beyond the door lay a raftered garret half filled with cast-off house lumber and lighted and aired by two high roof windows.
  • Extract from : « The Master of Appleby » by Francis Lynde
  • The rooms inside are the same as when the Saint lived in them, with raftered ceilings, and many of them turned into chapels.
  • Extract from : « Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 » by Augustus J. C. Hare
  • The new stable is a huge wooden building, with raftered lofts to stow the hay, and stalls for many cows and horses.
  • Extract from : « Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece » by John Addington Symonds
  • Every corner of the low, raftered room was filled to over-flowing with chairs and tables.
  • Extract from : « The Laughing Cavalier » by Baroness Orczy
  • It was a long and lofty chamber, with a raftered ceiling, from which a heavy chandelier hung by a massive chain of iron.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • But the song was one she had heard in the long, raftered living-room at Johnnie Blake's.
  • Extract from : « The Poor Little Rich Girl » by Eleanor Gates
  • The lines of the walls receded as the light increased, and the raftered ceiling drew away, luring the eyes upward.
  • Extract from : « The House of a Thousand Candles » by Meredith Nicholson

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